Jan. 27, 2010 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Janet Anderson Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 janet.l.anderson@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-025 NEWBORN BLACK HOLES MAY ADD POWER TO MANY EXPLODING STARS WASHINGTON -- Astronomers studying two exploding stars, or supernovae, have found evidence the blasts received an extra boost from newborn black holes. The supernovae were found to emit jets of particles traveling at more than half the ...Continue Reading

Jan. 27, 2010 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.mewhinney@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-020 NASA ADDS ISRAELI TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO LUNAR SCIENCE RESEARCH AT AMES WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Israel Space Agency have signed a joint statement that recognizes the Israel Network for Lunar Science and Exploration, or INLSE, as an affiliate partner with the NASA Lunar Science Institute ...Continue Reading

Jan. 26, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Tim McAvoy Troy School District, Troy, Mich. 248-823-4035 TMcAvoy2@troy.k12.mi.us MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-015 MICHIGAN STUDENTS CONNECT WITH ORBITING ASTRONAUTS FOR OUT OF THIS WORLD CONVERSATION WASHINGTON -- Astronauts orbiting 220 miles above Earth will discuss science with students of the Troy School District in Troy, Mich., on Feb. 1. The call between the students and International Space Station Comma ...Continue Reading

Jan. 26, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-023 NASA CUES UP UNIVERSITY CUBESATS FOR GLORY LAUNCH THIS FALL CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will launch small research satellites for several universities as part of the agency's Educational Launch of Nanosatellite, or ELaNA, mission. The satellites are manifested as an auxiliary payload on the Taurus XL lau ...Continue Reading

Jan. 26, 2010 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-024 NOW A STATIONARY RESEARCH PLATFORM, NASA'S MARS ROVER SPIRIT STARTS A NEW CHAPTER IN RED PLANET SCIENTIFIC STUDIES WASHINGTON -- After six years of unprecedented exploration of the Red Planet, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit no longer will be a fully mobile robot. NASA has designated the once-roving scie ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 48 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA TWEETUP GIVES PUBLIC BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:12:13 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA TWEETUP GIVES PUBLIC BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION January 22, 2010 Amiko Kauderer Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #H10-022 NASA TWEETUP GIVES ...Continue Reading

Jan. 25, 2010 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-014 NASA'S MARS ROVER SPIRIT TOPIC OF MEDIA CALL JAN. 26 WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 26 to discuss the status of the agency's Mars rover Spirit. The robotic explorer has been stuck in sandy soil on Mars for the past eight months. The participants ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM OLGA Tropical Storm Olga crossed over northern Queensland, Australia, in late January 2010, but did not cause any significant damage. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=42413&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 24, 2010 (Posted on Jan 25, 2010 10:01 AM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 u ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 51 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA EXTENDS THE WORLD WIDE WEB OUT INTO SPACE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:14:45 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA EXTENDS THE WORLD WIDE WEB OUT INTO SPACE January 22, 2009 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M10-012 NASA EXTENDS THE WORLD WIDE WEB OUT INTO SPACE HOUSTON ...Continue Reading

Jan. 22, 2010 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Amiko Kauderer Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 amiko.kauderer-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-022 NASA TWEETUP GIVES PUBLIC BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION WASHINGTON -- For the first time, NASA Twitter followers can personally go inside the heart of a space shuttle mission at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA is hosting a unique Tweetup on Wednesday, Feb. 17 during Endeavour's STS ...Continue Reading